Tree by day; man by night — Mythoi

Motif

Tree by day; man by night.

Magic. · Transformation. · Miscellaneous transformation incidents. · Periodic transformation. · view the constellation · filed as D621.2

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.
general Fb "træ" III 867b

Within the index

Filed under Daily transformation.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Bush by day; woman by night Flower by day; girl by night

Filed beside it

One shape by day; another by night Animal by day; man by night Ugly by day; fair by night Size of object transformed at night Sheep by day; dog by night Young man issues from conch-shell every evening

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Marriage to tree by day, man by night. (Cf. D621.2, T113.)

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